"discreet" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Dutch]

IPA: /dɪsˈkreːt/ Audio: Nl-discreet.ogg
Rhymes: -eːt Etymology: From Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|discreet}} Middle Dutch discreet, {{der|nl|fro|discret}} Old French discret, {{der|nl|ML.|discrētus}} Medieval Latin discrētus, {{m|la|discernō}} discernō Head templates: {{nl-adj|discreter}} discreet (comparative discreter, superlative discreetst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|discrete}} Forms: discreter [comparative], discreetst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], discreet [adverbial, positive, predicative], discreter [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het discreetst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het discreetste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], discrete [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], discretere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], discreetste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], discreet [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], discreter [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], discreetste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], discrete [indefinite, plural, positive], discretere [comparative, indefinite, plural], discreetste [indefinite, plural, superlative], discrete [definite, positive], discretere [comparative, definite], discreetste [definite, superlative], discreets [partitive, positive], discreters [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. discreet (with discretion)
    Sense id: en-discreet-nl-adj-iaYAdJiF
  2. discrete (not continuous)
    Sense id: en-discreet-nl-adj-yx1tAXqY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: discretie

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪˈskɹiːt/ Audio: en-us-discreet.ogg [US] Forms: more discreet [comparative], discreeter [comparative], most discreet [superlative], discreetest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|discrete}} Middle English discrete, {{der|en|fro|discret}} Old French discret, {{der|en|la|discrētus}} Latin discrētus, {{m|la|discernere}} discernere, {{dbt|en|discrete}} Doublet of discrete Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} discreet (comparative more discreet or discreeter, superlative most discreet or discreetest)
  1. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. Translations (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic): дискретен (diskreten) (Bulgarian), тактичен (taktičen) (Bulgarian), discret (Catalan), diskret (Danish), discreet (Dutch), hienotunteinen (Finnish), hienovarainen (Finnish), tahdikas (Finnish), diskreetti (Finnish), discret (French), discreto [masculine] (Galician), diskret (German), διακριτική (diakritikí) [feminine] (Greek), διακριτικός (diakritikós) [masculine] (Greek), δισκρετ (diskret) [neuter] (Greek), diszkrét (Hungarian), tapintatos (Hungarian), titoktartó (Hungarian), дискре́тен (diskréten) (Macedonian), та́ктичен (táktičen) (Macedonian), dyskretny (Polish), discreto (Portuguese), discret (Romanian), такти́чный (taktíčnyj) (Russian), discreto (Spanish), diskret (Swedish), ölçülü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-discreet-en-adj-r6eGeBVQ Disambiguation of 'respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic': 94 6
  2. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous. Translations (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous): предпазлив (predpazliv) (Bulgarian), сдържан (sdǎržan) (Bulgarian), discret (Catalan), diskret (Danish), hillitty (Finnish), diskreetti (Finnish), discret (French), discreto [masculine] (Galician), diskret (German), пре́тпазлив (prétpazliv) (Macedonian), здр́жан (zdŕžan) (Macedonian), благора́зумен (blagorázumen) (Macedonian), dyskretny (Polish), discreto (Portuguese), discret (Romanian), незаметный (nezametnyj) (Russian), неброский (nebroskij) (Russian), diskret (Swedish), стриманий (strymanyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-discreet-en-adj-fI207K3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: discreetly Related terms: discretion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous."
      ],
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          "attention",
          "attention"
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          "anger",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "hillitty"
        },
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          "word": "diskreetti"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
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          "word": "diskret"
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prétpazliv",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "пре́тпазлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zdŕžan",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "здр́жан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "blagorázumen",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "благора́зумен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "dyskretny"
        },
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "discreto"
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nezametnyj",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "незаметный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nebroskij",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "неброский"
        },
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "word": "diskret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "strymanyj",
          "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "стриманий"
        }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-iːt"
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        "superlative"
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        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "discretere",
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    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "discreter",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
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    },
    {
      "form": "discreetste",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "discrete",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "discretere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "discreetste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "discrete",
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        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "discretere",
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    },
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      "form": "discreetste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "discreets",
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      "form": "discreters",
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        "comparative",
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    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
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        "comparative"
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹiːt/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-iːt"
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      "homophone": "discrete"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskreten",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "дискретен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "taktičen",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "тактичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "hienotunteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "hienovarainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "tahdikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskreetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakritikí",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διακριτική"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakritikós",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "διακριτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diskret",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δισκρετ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diszkrét"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "tapintatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "titoktartó"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "diskréten",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "дискре́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "táktičen",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "та́ктичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "dyskretny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "taktíčnyj",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "такти́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "ölçülü"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpazliv",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "предпазлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sdǎržan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "сдържан"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "hillitty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskreetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prétpazliv",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "пре́тпазлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zdŕžan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "здр́жан"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blagorázumen",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "благора́зумен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "dyskretny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nezametnyj",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "незаметный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nebroskij",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "неброский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "strymanyj",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стриманий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "discreet"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.